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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 81-82 | Chapter 83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the captain of a German whaling ship want from the Pequod?
(a) coffee.
(b) sailcloth.
(c) lamp oil.
(d) directions.

2. To what does Ishmael attribute the Sag Harbor man's disbelief in the story of Jonah?
(a) his minute education and inability to reason.
(b) his personal experience inside a whale.
(c) his listening to too many doubters.
(d) his custom of arguing with everyone.

3. How does Ishmael digress after the first whales are spotted?
(a) by giving a background on Captain Ahab.
(b) by giving a brief commentary on different kinds of whale.
(c) by discussing the ideal weather for whatling.
(d) by defining the process of spotting whales.

4. What type of whale are the men of the Pequod looking for?
(a) the duodecimo whale.
(b) the albino whale.
(c) the octavo whale.
(d) the sperm whale.

5. What is the name of Queequeg's small, carved idol?
(a) Jojo.
(b) Yojo.
(c) Mojo.
(d) Sojo.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story about a whale attack compares to the history of the Titanic?

2. What does Ishmael say about why some captured whales float while others tend to sink?

3. What type of whale is Moby Dick, the whale they are searching for?

4. What does Stubb instruct Daggoo to do for him?

5. What early shipboard duty does Ishmael describe?

(see the answer key)

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